Day In The life of a letting/estate agent

As a Redstones Lettings franchisee you work as a self employed person responsible for running and controlling the major aspects of your own business.

Your work and normal daily routine in a busy Redstones Lettings office would entail most of the following:
• Networking, marketing and advertising your business to attract new clients (landlords, property owners, would be tenants, etc) using Redstones marketing systems.
• Taking property descriptions, measurements and images to a high standard to market the property.
• Building a database by recording all client names and contact details. They might not do business with you at the time but you will be able to give follow up calls or send flyers that may result in future business.
• Replying to enquiries by telephone, email and/or in writing.
• Meeting landlords and providing advice how your business could maximise their income and minimise their risk by letting via you.
• Setting appointments to meet new landlords, carrying out market apprasials and follow ups.
• Processing landlord agreements and ensuring properties to be let and managed by you comply with all certification, legal and safety requirements. Ensuring they are aware of their obligations.
• Marketing the properties under your management and arranging and/or conducting viewing appointments for would be tenants.
• Vetting and selecting of suitable tenants, monitoring tenancies, utilising the Redstones back office systems.
• Processing tenancy agreements. Ensuring they are aware of their obligations.
• Maintaining an office diary to ensure you always keep your appointments and meetings.
• Payments, receipts, rents, banking and office administration, basic accounting.
• Communication with Head Office to keep abreast of industry developments.

Strive to develop a strong position and presence in your local business community, with networking and writing articles on your blog.

Redstones Internal Office

If you’d like to find out more about life as a Redstones franchisee, get in touch today. You can call the Redstones team on 01922 235 350 or email us at franchise@redstones.co.uk

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About The Author – Manjit Virdi B.Sc Hons MARLA MNAEA

Owner of Redstones Agency offering a superlative service to residential property owners in both the lettings and sales market.
Redstones is a successful lettings agency established in 2003 with an aim of providing a superlative service to property owners frustrated by the lack of customer service in the market.
Following the opening of our first high street office in 2010, we launched a customer focused service covering residential sales, lettings, property management and auctions. Building on our successful foundations in the residential market, Redstones has recently extended its service into the commercial sales and lettings sector.
With a proven, successful business format, we are now expanding our brand through franchising, attaining provisional membership of the BFA in 2011
Our vision is to be the largest, reputable lettings agency in the UK.
Skills : Residential Lettings, Residential Sales, Estate Agency, Franchisor, Lettings Franchise, Property Franchise, Commercial & Auctions